their efforts to-day to extinguish the embers of the great fre that destroyed nearly 300 blocks of Chicago in the stock yards district and caused damage estimated between $10,000,- 000 and $25,000,000, which includes the equipment of six fire companies, troyed.
The authorities are now confronted with the task of maintaining some 2000 homeless and hungry vie+ tims.
Thousands of police reserves have been called out for duty, while the Government is holding the militia in readiness in case of trouble.
Among the principal buildings destroyed by the fire were the hall, stockyards and amphitheatre of the Percheron Society of America, the Brokers National Bank Stockyard Inn, the Equipment. Corporation Watchouse, Messrs. P. Brennan Packing Company's building, the Drovers and Journal building, the Chicago Junction Railroad offices and stockyard, the Mlinois Bell Telephone Ex. change Company building and the Saddle and "Sirloin Club, with its valuable art collection.
The Brokers National Bank Stockyard Tan was the haunt of Chicago's millionaires, It was built like an.
many valuable pictures. old Eralish, hostelry and contained Spo dic outbreaks continue, with 68 fire engines on the scene 19 cope with them—United Press and Reuter.
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